Success is a Choice

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | One Shining Moment

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler encourages us today to remember our One Shining Moments and build upon those. The "...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Storming the Court

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler recalls the first and only time he stormed the basketball court as a fan.  The "Mo...

2 MINUTE DRILL: 3 Types of Teams in March

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about the 3 types of teams we see during March Madn...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Girl on a Beach

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a story about a little girl on a beach. He reminds...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | The Rock

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares with us that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson experienced some major setbacks early...

WEEKEND WISDOM | The Buck Stops Here

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares a story of former President Harry S Truman and his phrase "the buck stops here." The "Succes...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Advice from Yoda

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler tells us about watching Star Wars and his thoughts on Yod...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Yesterday Gets Jealous

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler encourages us to make today so great that yesterday gets jealous. The "Motivational...

WEEKEND WISDOM | Integrity is NOT Situational

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler reminds us that integrity is not situational and we can't act the same way that our enemies act if ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Nelson Mandela

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mand...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Brother's Keeper

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler tells a story from his youth when he got in trouble … f...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Monday Motivation

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts on how to make the start of this week - in particular - Monday...

WEEKEND WISDOM | Search for Meaning

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts from the book "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl and how we all stil...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Tackling Bad Stuff in Life

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler tells us that a positive attitude doesn't prevent bad stuff from happening, but it ...

WEEKEND WISDOM | MLK (every) Day

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler talks about honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day and not just on the third Monday of eve...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Homeless Man and the NFL Player

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler tells the story of when a homeless man helped an NFL pla...

Content of our Character | MLK Day

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about MLK day and how we can best honor his legacy by living out the quotes ...

WEEKEND WISDOM | Back to the Future

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler talks about the Back to the Future movies and how we can't change the past but we can make a bett...

COACHABLE COACH | Matt Deggs

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Deggs (head baseball coach at University of Louisiana) appeared on the "Coachable Coach" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK and t...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Leading without a Title

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler tells us how we all can live a life of significance and ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Case of the Mondays

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about having a case of the Mondays, which is phrase made popular in the movi...

WEEKEND WISDOM | Opinion About Opinions

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares his opinion about … opinions. The "Success is a Choice" podcast network publishes these WE...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Boats Don't Sink

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler reminds us that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to what happens ...

2 MINUTE DRILL: New Beginnings

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts on a new year, new beginnings, and ...

"The Lectern Guy" Shares Details about January 6th (REPLAY)

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

THIS IS A REPLAY OF ONE OF MORE POPULAR EPISODES ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON JANUARY 6, 2025. Adam Johnson (aka "The Lectern Guy") is today's guest on the ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Baby Steps in the New Year

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares 3 simple ways we can make ourselves better this year and reminds us that a ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | It's a New Day

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about how the start of a new year is really just 365 new opportunities to ma...

New Year's Eve

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamy Bechler talks about New Year's Eve and wishes everyone a safe and wonderful 2026. - - - -  The Success is a Choice podcast network is made po...

The Champion Mindset with Allistair McCaw

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Allistair McCaw, one of the foremost experts in culture and champion mindsets, is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast. Allistair talks ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | What is Right with America

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler reminds us of a phrase Bill Clinton said in his 1993 inaguaral address and how it s...

2 MINUTE DRILL: My Name

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a story of Jesus healing 10 lepers and only 1 of ...

WEEKEND WISDOM | December Bridge

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares a story about WW1 soldiers putting down their weapons and celebrating Christmas with the "en...

Merry Christmas!

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamy Bechler wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and talks about the reason for the season. - - - -  The Success is a Choice podcast network is made ...

Cabbage Patch Dolls

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamy Bechler reminds us that it's not about the gifts at Christmas time but about the time we spend with others and how we interact with others. - - -...

Festivus for the Rest of Us

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today is December 23rd, which means it's Festivus - that is, if you're a Seinfeld fan. This is a fun little holiday derived from a Seinfeld episode th...

Die Hard

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamy Bechler doesn't end the debate of whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie but he does offers some thoughts on the iconic movie. - - - -  Th...

COACHABLE COACH | Maria Winn-Ratliff

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Winn-Ratliff, The Leadership Playbook's 2023-2024 Coach of the Year and head softball coach at Trinity Valley CC, appeared on the "Coachable Coa...

Pete Prada | Former Offspring Drummer

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Parada, a long-time rock & roll drummer is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast. Pete talks with Jamy Bechler about a bunch of thin...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Stony Brook AD Shawn Heilbron

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shawn Heilbron (Director of Athletics at Stony Brook University) is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE P...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Boats Don't Sink

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler reminds us that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to what happens ...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Two Flat Tires

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler remembers the time his family returned from a Thanksgivin...

Happy Thanksgiving

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving! Jamy shares some thoughts on what this day means, as well as our mentality every other day. He says that "It's not happy people wh...

10 Favorite Thanksgiving Facts

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! In today's episode of the "Success is a Choice" podcast, host Jamy Bechler provides us with 10 of his favorite facts about the A...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Only 1 Thankful Person

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a story of Jesus healing 10 lepers and only 1 of ...

WEEKEND WISDOM | JFK's Words

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler reminds us of President Kennedy's inaugural speech and how his words can still be true today. The "...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | 127 Hours

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares the story of mountain climber Aaron Ralston and how he embodied the D.H. Law...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Dead Right

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a story from his past that illustrates the differe...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Piles of Failures

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares a quote from financial expert Dave Ramsey on using your failures to experie...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | A Case of the Mondays

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about having a case of the Mondays, which is phrase made popular in the movie...

WEEKEND WISDOM | Nazi Concentration Camp

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts from the book "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl and how we all still...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | 2 Choices To Make Today

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler reminds us that we have two choices we can make each morning when the alarm goes of...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Running, Yuck!

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares his story of running in high school and how it mad...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Michael Phelps Habits

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler reminds us of how dominating Michael Phelps was in the Olympic swimming pool and ho...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Husband and Wife Argument

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a funny story about a husband and wife arguing tha...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | 4 Minute Mile

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about the 4-minute mile barrier in track and how it was thought to be impossi...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Forgiveness

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about anger and holding grudges and how those thing...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Losing a Leg

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about an interesting perspective from an Army Staff Sergeant on losing his legs...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Left or Right Handed

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares an embarrassing story from when he was coaching col...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Ryan Smith

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Smith is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK. He is currently the President of the U...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Violin with One String

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about a legendary story regarding the Italian violi...

Award-Winning ESPN SportsCenter Host Sage Steele

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sage Steele is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast, hosted by Jamy Bechler. Sage is one of the most popular broadcasters out there as a...

2-Minute Drill: 9/11

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about a couple of ways people have honored teammat...

Happy Labor Day

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts about Labor Day and working hard, including a shout-out to his...

Larry Elder | Media Personality & former Presidential Candidate (replay)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Larry Elder (radio personality, author, and former candidate for California Governor ...

MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE | Murph Challenge

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler tells us about the Murph Challenge and why it matters on Memorial Day as we honor, ...

Memorial Weekend

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler shares some thoughts about Memorial Weekend and how we might be able to honor those who have paid t...

Pat Mayo | Fantasy Sports Media Mogul

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Mayo is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast. When it comes to fantasy sports, nobody combines information and entertainment quite l...

Clark Kellogg | College Basketball Analyst (Replay)

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

March Madness is in full swing and the NCAA college basketball tournament has been great so far. We hope your bracket is still looking good. Clark Ke...

Sports Spectrum's Jason Romano

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Romano (host of the popular Sports Spectrum podcast) is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast.  Jason talks with Jamy Bechler abo...

Alabama Softball Coach Pat Murphy (replay)

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was one of our more popular episodes when we originally aired it, so we wanted to re-release it now that the softball season has officially begun...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's "Motivational Minute", leadership expert Jamy Bechler talks about MLK day and how we can best honor his legacy by living out the quotes ...

THE COACHABLE COACH | Michael K. Thompson

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michigan Softball Coaching Hall of Famer Michael K. Thompson appeared on the "Coachable Coach" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK. Toge...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Scott Garvis

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Garvis is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK.  🌐 WEBSITE: ScottGarvisConsulti...

"The Lectern Guy" Shares Details about January 6th

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Johnson (aka "The Lectern Guy") is today's guest on the "Success is a Choice" podcast. Johnson is one of the more infamous individuals from the p...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Jake von Scherrer

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jake von Scherrer is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK.  🌐 Victoryeducationalathl...

2024 National AD Conference Preview

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, "Success is a Choice" podcast host Jamy Bechler talks with a panel of high school athletic administrators who all had a part in pl...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Josh Mathews

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Mathews (AD at Pope HS) is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK. He was The Leadershi...

Happy Thanksgiving!

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving! Jamy shares some thoughts on what this day means, as well as our mentality every other day. He says that "It's not happy people wh...

Kathy Barnette | 2022 U.S. Senate Candidate

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Kathy Barnette, former U.S. Senate candidate and National Grassroots Director for Vi...

Former Chick-Fil-A Vice President Mark Miller

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Mark Miller, former Vice President for High-Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A.  ...

Univ. of Houston Captain and Leading Scorer | Laila Blair

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is the first-ever current student-athlete to appear on the show. Laila Blair is a 3x...

Larry Elder | Radio Host & former Presidential Candidate

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Larry Elder (radio personality, author, and former candidate for California Governor ...

R.I.P. Orlando Magic Co-Founder Pat Williams | 2017 Interview

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Way back in 2017, our 4th episode we ever had was with Pat Williams. He was one of my favorite authors but he had an amazing story as you can read bel...

2-MINUTE DRILL: Ultimate Sacrifice by NFL Star

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about former Kansas City Chief star running back Jo...

4x Emmy Winning Sports Broadcaster Michele Tafoya (REPLAY)

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michele Tafoya is a former American sportscaster winning four Emmy Awards. From 2011 to 2022, she was a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sid...

Interesting 4th of July Facts

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Jamy Bechler shares some interesting (but probably useless) facts about the 4th of July. The "Success is a Choice" podcast netwo...

Chef Andrew Gruel Talks Food, Business, and Reality TV

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Chef Andrew Gruel, a renowned food entrepreneur and TV personality.   Twitter - ...

PGA Mental Coach | Dr. Rob Bell (replay)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rob Bell, an 8x Author, mental coach to professional athletes, and Ironman athlete, talks with "Success is a Choice" host Jamy Bechler about bui...

Basketball Coaching Agent Brian Stanchak (replay)

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last month, Brian Stanchak's clients have gotten head coaching jobs at the University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, and Tulane...

Hudl's Chief Operating Officer Matt Mueller

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Matt Mueller, Chief Operating Officer at Hudl.   Linkedin - Linkedin.com/in/matt...

LEADERS GROWING LEADERS | Valerie Miyares

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Valerie Miyares (Director of Athletics for Palm Beach County School District) is today's guest on the "Leaders Growing Leaders" series of the SUCCESS ...

PGA Broadcaster Mark Immelman (replay)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Master's week we wanted to replay a popular episode from a few years ago in which Jamy spoke with Mark Immelman. Mark is a golf broadcas...

COACHABLE COACH | Megan Duffy (replay)

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Megan Duffy was hired as the new head coach at Virginia Tech so we thought we'd replay her podcast episode from 2021. It's a couple of years...

Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg (Replay)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March Madness is here and the NCAA college basketball tournament is upon us. We hope you have your brackets filled out. Clark Kellogg will be on our ...

Andrew Gruel Talks Food, Restaurants, and Reality TV

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Chef Andrew Gruel, a renowned food entrepreneur and TV personality.   Twitter - @...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Homeless Man and NFL Player

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler tells the story of when a homeless man helped an NFL play...

Talking Daytona 500, NASCAR, Gambling, and 2024 Predictions | Win The Race CEO

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Ryan Stevens, NASCAR expert and CEO of "Win The Race". Ryan and his team at WinTheRac...

COACHABLE COACH | 2021 National ⚾ C.O.Y. Jeremy Sheetinger

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest on "The Coachable Coach" series is Jeremy Sheetinger, the 2021 Skip Bertman National Baseball Coach of the Year. In this episode we d...

2 MINUTE DRILL: Brock Purdy

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler shares a story about the NFL's "Mr. Irrelevant" Brock Pu...

University of Houston WBB 3x Captain | Laila Blair

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is the first-ever current student-athlete to appear on the show. Laila Blair is a 3x t...